Unemployment with basic education in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment with basic education was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Georgia, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 6.9% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Georgia peaked at 19.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2024.
Georgia ranks 58th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 6.9% | 12.9% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Georgia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Georgia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Georgia was 6.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Georgia ranks 58th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).